Arteta was praised for improving Xhaka; the summer signing 'took the chance' to be the focal point

Alan Shearer got lyrical about Arsenal striker Gabriel Jesus as a game-changer for Mikel Arteta.

Arsenal cruised to a convincing 3-0 win at Brentford on Sunday afternoon, inflicting the biggest home defeat the Bees have suffered since promotion to the Premier League.

Mikel Arteta is Pep Guardiola and Arsenal are just behind Manchester City

Brentford were uncharacteristically poor that day, while the Gunners looked very impressive and calm.

Arteta's side top the league heading into the international break having won six of their first seven matches.

Writing in his BBC column, Shearer said they were a "different Arsenal" to the side that were "bullied" by Brentford 13 months ago.

He doesn't believe the Gunners are title contenders yet.

Although the Premier League's all-time top scorer doesn't see the north Londoners beating Manchester City for the title this season, he has praised the club's summer signing from the Citizens, Gabriel Jesus .

"Gabriel Jesus has been brilliant since joining Manchester City in the summer, and with four goals and three assists so far, only Erling Haaland (with 11) has been involved in more Premier League goals than him this season," he said. .

Shearer also praised Arteta for improving midfielder Granit Xhaka this year.

Arguably the club's best player of 2022, Xhaka has thrived in a box-to-box role alongside Thomas Partey.

"We saw Arteta improve Xhaka, who showed great desire and determination against Brentford, but Jesus is Arsenal's real game-changer for me," Shearer continued.

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"His move was seen as his opportunity to be the main man after often being on the bench for City and he certainly pushed it this far.

"Jesus is already a big part of what Arsenal are now - it's not just his goals and his creativity that make him so important to them, it's also his relentless energy and willingness to chase behind the tusks.

"He's a game-changer for Arsenal. He sets the tone up front. Defenders hate players who are ready to run behind, that's what he does.

"He's the one throwing the press. You see his movement and his ability too. He could have scored two or three goals actually. He made a huge difference for this team."

Jesus may have started the season very well, but he will not represent Brazil this month after being left out of the squad by Tite.

However, Jesus is believed to be a shoo-in to make Brazil's World Cup squad.

Manager Tite is apparently taking a closer look at Manchester United's Antony and Liverpool's Roberto Firmino as he hopes to find more clarity on who he should choose for this winter's tournament in Qatar.